Swapped in a beams last weekend - Celica

batman722 · 10-14-2009, 12:31 AM

Me and my woman picked up a Beams motor a few months ago and decided to swap it into a celica we also picked up.

at a friend's garage where we swapped

we reprayed the valve cover cover and intake mani

and the exhaust our friend made...his garage too

2.5" header back, small resonator and muffler.

more pics here
6G Celicas Forums

runs great and pulls hard

Dustin

Roman · 10-14-2009, 01:02 AM

Nice one!

Looks like a factory fitted engine, I like it that way.

Swaps can sometimes end up looking shoe horned in.

RedAuzBathurst94 · 10-14-2009, 01:54 AM

what engine did you pull out? looks like a 5sfe from the photo but could be wrong

JDMsw20 · 10-14-2009, 11:48 AM

Sweet! That's exactly what I wanted to do before I transplanted my beams in my SW20. Welcome to the club!

muffinman · 10-14-2009, 11:52 AM

looks great

mr220v · 10-14-2009, 11:54 AM

The beams must be semi plug and play into a 6thgen celica.

DCKilla · 10-14-2009, 01:21 PM

Did your engine come with a S54 or an automatic tranny?

oldsoul45 · 10-14-2009, 01:33 PM

Looking good....like mine

njccmd2002 · 10-14-2009, 05:19 PM

i believe his was a manual lsd tranny, only a couple of wires have to be switched. Its almost plug and play...

puretone · 10-14-2009, 06:06 PM

YOU ARE REQUIRED BY MY LAWS TO BUY & INSTALL THE ST205 WRC BUMPER IMMEDIATELY!!!!!

oh and hids too.

batman722 · 10-14-2009, 10:23 PM

thanks for the comments guys, the motor runs great !

yes it was a 5sfe, here it is

where it belongs !

m/t s54 w/lsd with lightweight fw, oem disk and st185 pp.

like njcc said, about 4-5 wires need to be switched around, nothing too difficult, then plug it in and race around town at 7k rpms

HIDs are on the way but my daily driver already has all that stuff and more

rotorguy2 · 10-15-2009, 12:06 AM

i likes yo lady.

the celica is sweet are you going too put a 205 hood on it and can we have a sound clip?

mr2v63vz · 10-15-2009, 01:09 AM

what is the exact color of that celica?

puretone · 10-15-2009, 05:20 PM

Yeah those GT4/WRC ST205 bumpers look freaking amazing compared to stock ones....
I got the GT4/WRC/CS ST185 bumper on mine....its sweet looking, I don't why they didn't all come like this from the get go...much more manly/agro/slick looking

steffknee · 10-17-2009, 06:53 PM

Hey, this is Batman's woman, Stephanie, here

We aren't planning on putting a GT4 front end on this car, his car will be special and the only one to have that front end since it goes with the 205 engine under the hood. Right now the red car looks like a POS on the outside but its a whole different car under the hood. The Beams is pretty fun and very different than any of our other Celica's.

The red car will be getting a 96+ front end, like my Celica, some OEM sideskirts and a nice new paintjob eventually.
(and since Dustin posted a pic of his car I have to post one of mine too

)

presure2 · 10-18-2009, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr2v63vz

what is the exact color of that celica?

its a crysler color.
PBQ is the paint code.
i painted it.

i also made the exhaust for the beams. good stuff.

10-14-2009, 12:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
batman722 No Skills Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Swapped in a beams last weekend - Celica Me and my woman picked up a Beams motor a few months ago and decided to swap it into a celica we also picked up. at a friend's garage where we swapped we reprayed the valve cover cover and intake mani and the exhaust our friend made...his garage too 2.5" header back, small resonator and muffler. more pics here 6G Celicas Forums runs great and pulls hard Dustin

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Roman Beams OCD Support Group Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Auckland, NZ Posts: 946 Thanks: 23 Thanked 56 Times in 36 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	Nice one! Looks like a factory fitted engine, I like it that way. Swaps can sometimes end up looking shoe horned in.

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RedAuzBathurst94 Gen3 3sge Owner Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Northern Victoria, Australia Posts: 118 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	what engine did you pull out? looks like a 5sfe from the photo but could be wrong

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JDMsw20 Beams Owners Group Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: G-LTDMR2, NY Posts: 151 Thanks: 8 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Sweet! That's exactly what I wanted to do before I transplanted my beams in my SW20. Welcome to the club!

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muffinman U-P-G-R-A-Y-E-D-D Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sunny South Florida Posts: 5,881 Thanks: 53 Thanked 283 Times in 272 Posts Blog Entries: 1 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	looks great

10-14-2009, 11:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
mr220v Beams Owners Group Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,529 Thanks: 13 Thanked 176 Times in 147 Posts iTrader Rating: (11/100% )	The beams must be semi plug and play into a 6thgen celica.

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DCKilla Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pearl, MS Posts: 153 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Did your engine come with a S54 or an automatic tranny?

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oldsoul45 Beams Owners Group Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Preston,Lancashire,UK Posts: 221 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Looking good....like mine

10-14-2009, 05:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
njccmd2002 Beams Owners Group Join Date: May 2008 Location: Jackson TN Posts: 154 Thanks: 12 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	i believe his was a manual lsd tranny, only a couple of wires have to be switched. Its almost plug and play...

10-14-2009, 06:06 PM	#10 (permalink)
puretone Beams Owners Group Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Aruba, #1 BEAMS Engine on the Island Posts: 2,339 Thanks: 28 Thanked 57 Times in 56 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	YOU ARE REQUIRED BY MY LAWS TO BUY & INSTALL THE ST205 WRC BUMPER IMMEDIATELY!!!!! oh and hids too.

10-14-2009, 10:23 PM	#11 (permalink)
batman722 No Skills Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	thanks for the comments guys, the motor runs great ! yes it was a 5sfe, here it is where it belongs ! m/t s54 w/lsd with lightweight fw, oem disk and st185 pp. like njcc said, about 4-5 wires need to be switched around, nothing too difficult, then plug it in and race around town at 7k rpms HIDs are on the way but my daily driver already has all that stuff and more

10-15-2009, 12:06 AM	#12 (permalink)
rotorguy2 Some Skills Join Date: May 2009 Location: dover DE from b-more MD Posts: 97 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	i likes yo lady. the celica is sweet are you going too put a 205 hood on it and can we have a sound clip?

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mr2v63vz Cage Fighter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New windsor,NY Posts: 828 Thanks: 95 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	what is the exact color of that celica?

10-15-2009, 05:20 PM	#14 (permalink)
puretone Beams Owners Group Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Aruba, #1 BEAMS Engine on the Island Posts: 2,339 Thanks: 28 Thanked 57 Times in 56 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Yeah those GT4/WRC ST205 bumpers look freaking amazing compared to stock ones.... I got the GT4/WRC/CS ST185 bumper on mine....its sweet looking, I don't why they didn't all come like this from the get go...much more manly/agro/slick looking

10-17-2009, 06:53 PM	#15 (permalink)
steffknee No Skills Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: RI Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Hey, this is Batman's woman, Stephanie, here We aren't planning on putting a GT4 front end on this car, his car will be special and the only one to have that front end since it goes with the 205 engine under the hood. Right now the red car looks like a POS on the outside but its a whole different car under the hood. The Beams is pretty fun and very different than any of our other Celica's. The red car will be getting a 96+ front end, like my Celica, some OEM sideskirts and a nice new paintjob eventually. (and since Dustin posted a pic of his car I have to post one of mine too )